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| THE BRONX BOYS ARTICLES & REVIEWS |
| The Bronx Boys screened theatrically for a week in New York as part of the HBO "Frame by Frame" documentary showcase, screened theatrically for several weekends in Los Angeles as part of Laemmle Theatres' "Bagels and Docs" series, aired on the HBO/Cinemax documentary anthology series "Reel Life," and was broadcast on PBS. These screenings, as well as others at various film festivals, generated a good amount of press for this modest project. |
| • Click links to read the complete articles and reviews. |
| TIME
magazine story "Meet the Bronx Boys – Fifteen New York City kids, the subject of a lauded documentary, have stayed in touch for more than 65 years....The friends' story, which was recently turned into a documentary, reveals a gentler era, when the phrase 'friends forever' had meaning." |
| Hollywood
Reporter blurbs "...very heartwarming and occasionally touching." |
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Movieline's
Hollywood Life Magazine blurb |
| O.C.
Weekly article "...a warmly funny, nostalgic look at 15 men's 65+ years of shared friendship, fun, trust and memories." |
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TV
Guide Close-Up "Carl Reiner hosts a joyous reunion...in this entertaining documentary." |
| Albuquerque
Tribune blurb "...really captures the humor...Excellent." |
| Northbay.com
article "Bronx cheer..." |
| NY
Newsday article "...a lovely valentine to a time and place that is no longer." |
| Sun
Sentinel story "It was the 1930s when a group of boys from the Bronx forged friendships that would outlast all other ties....Not long ago, that friendship was transposed from the realm of memory to TV in a documentary film, The Bronx Boys, which aired on Cinemax in 2003 and PBS this year. " |
| L.A.
Times blurb "...poignant new documentary..." |
| The
Week Magazine blurb The Week's guide to what's worth watching: "...a cheerful testament to the power of lifelong friendship..." |
| CTNow.com
blurb "...amusing to hear about their memories..." |
| The
Exponent article "...it is here that the Bronx cheers for the past are roars of approval..." |
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Senior
Life Magazine article "...fifteen of the Bronx Boys are together again, laughing and playing just like they did back in the good old days. With the heartwarming panache of the best home movies..." |
| Jewsweek
Magazine article "Producer George Shapiro on growing up in the Bronx, reality television, and discovering a guy named Jerry Seinfeld." |
| L.A.
Times Calendar article "...The Bronx Boys is sentimental, but it is more than that..." |
| Isthmus
Newspaper "...these 15 guys get along so well that you may prefer their reunion over your own. Very enjoyable."ralph lauren |